Mine was this (not so) beautiful, bright orange 1973 Volkswagen SuperBeetle.
I loved this car. It was a gift from my brother when I turned 17. Very simple car to work on.
And yes, that's wire holding the hood down. I didn't cause that, the previous owner did.
Still, can't complain too loudly when the car only cost us $300. lol
Very nice. Mine was a 68 Camaro! They don’t make cars like that anymore.
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That's no joke!
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83' Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (w/ the rally rims that matched he paint!) Man I wish I had a picture of it. Wrecked it 1 year after I bought it, ugh.
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Oh man, another Cutlass. I was just telling @cathynsons below how my mom used to have an '85. That thing helped defined my childhood between like 5 and 10.
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Nice!!!! My Mom had an 85, in the same maroon color as mine. She had a green cutlass wagon when I was a kid though, memories!
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My dad's first car here in the States was a maroon '91 Cutlass Supreme. I have very fond memories of that maroon-on-maroon car. :D
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Gotta love the Cutlass.
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My first car was a 1988 mustang convertible... I loved that car!!
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Oh nice!
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My first car was also an air-cooled rear engine job. A Fiat 126. I was living in Germany and bought it from my landlady. It served me well for a while
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Easiest motors to work on, IMO. Granted, I'm not mechanic and that's the only kind of car I've ever worked on, but the engines are just so damn simple!
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I like that car! And mine was a tank a 1997 Chevy Lumina at least felt like a tank when it got in a car accident. They just don't make cars the same anymore.
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I have a friend who drove a Lumina for years before it finally croaked. "Tank" is an accurate term!
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Mine was a 66 Mustang, it wasn't in good shape, pretty, or nice. It was white and had been backed into a tree. It had a lot of body damage. The lifters knocked and it burned a lot of oil. I think I paid $400.00 dollars for it. (It was 1984) I earned the money by babysitting and working summers at the Forest Service, and I purchased it my Senior year of high school, a friend helped me pick it out. I was proud of my car, but only because I had big dreams of restoring it to it's former beauty. Although, it wasn't a nice car, I was in love with that car and my dreams of making it beautiful. I remember the sense of freedom I had when I carried those keys with me. I didn't have to ask anyone for a ride, I could go where I wanted. I lived in a small town, where there were no buses, and town was a few miles from my house, so transportation was always a problem. Suddenly, on the days my car would start, I had freedom. Although, I am not mechanically inclined, I lived in an area where restored older cars were popular and many people were happy to help work on the car with little incentive, it was kind of a hobby. Someone I knew, helped pound the dents out and did their best with some putty, and we spray painted it with primer, while I saved for the paint job.
My Dad fixed the mechanical issues, one weekend at a time. I had to pay for the parts, but he volunteered his time. Sometimes his friends would be around having a beer and they would throw their efforts in and the car progressed. We fixed the starter, replaced the alternator, the radiator, other things I no longer remember, but the car started on most days now, it no longer dripped oil.
By this time I was commuting to a local Community College my first year of college. One night coming home from school on a foggy night, I drove my dream car right into a large buck. I didn't see him in the fog, until the last moment, and he and I both froze. When the moment was over there was a dead buck and a totaled '66 Mustang. Of course at the time I was really sad. I also had a pretty sore neck for a couple of weeks from the whiplash. I knew it could have been worse. For those of you that know deer, the buck I hit was a six point buck. Big deer.
I do love the memory of my first car, and all the hopes and dreams I had for it. I have never again owned a classic car, nor do I intend to, but that first car brought me freedom, fun, goals, and represented the beginning of being an adult. -text reposted from another post on first cars.
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Wow!
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I'm still on my first car - a little soccer mom van I bought a few years ago. The car is 17 years old but in pretty good shape bar a few scratches and bruises ;)
It's just like this one (including the ugly color):
Renault Megane Scenic (2000)
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Sweet! I'm surprised the Hyundai Elantra I'm driving is nearly 12 years old now. Held on a lot longer than I thought it would.
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My car was same vintage as your bug! I shared it with my sister...1971 Honda Coupe. We drove it in 74 thru 76. It had been in the circus...I don't have a photo here in my house but it was TINY! and it looked like this:
The gas tank held 5 gallons and got 45 miles per gallon. Gas at 50 cents per gallon and I could drive it around cheap!!
We painted it yellow and put rainbow stripes around the wheels...lol. I gotta dig up a photo next time I visit my dad.
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My first car, back in 1988, was a Bug as well, more than 10 years old. Served me well until I began taking it to a mechanic who knew not what he was doing. Broke down a lot. Fond memories though.
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My first car was a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It was white with blue interior. Major boat, but I loved that car.
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Nice! My mom had a 1985 Cutlass. Not quite the same body, but every bit the same boat!
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Citroen AX - loved that ride - very old post alert!
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My first car was a champagne 1973 Mercedes-Benz 280. DOHC in-line six with a Manchester 4 bbl carburetor. The thing ran like a top, even though I lacked the know-how at the time to really keep it in top running condition. This isn't it, but this is practically spot on:
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Hi i read your blog and its nice. Welcome to steemit and I'm Sakib from Bangladesh. I'm also new in steemit. I'm also vote and followed you. So can you please vote and follow me also ?? Best of luck.
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My first car, back in 1988, was a Bug as well. Served me well until I began taking it to a mechanic who knew not what he was doing. Broke down a lot. Fond memories though.
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